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Woodslim Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

"large-spirited"?

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Here's my question.
Does "large-spirited" have a similar meaning to 'ambitious'? like when someone wants to do something big, something grand.
  

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On the whole, "large-spirited" should be a positive expression (I've never seen it before), whereas 'ambitious' is quite often negative (it doesn't have to be). The first would focus on the spirit, the second associates somewhat with the physical (the world of form). Compare 'big-hearted'.

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  • On the whole, "large-spirited" should be a positive expression (I've never seen it before), whereas 'ambitious' is quite often negative (it doesn't have to be).
  • The first would focus on the spirit, the second associates somewhat with the physical (the world of form).
  • Compare 'big-hearted'.
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On the whole, "large-spirited" should be a positive expression (I've never seen it before), whereas 'ambitious' is quite often negative (it doesn't have to be). The first would focus on the spirit, the second associates somewhat with the physical (the world of form).

Compare 'big-hearted'.

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I think it is more likely to mean "generous".
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